https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f43gQbtVEsk Magic Johnson and Larry Bird faced each other in the NCAA championship game on March 9, 1979. Johnson's Michigan State team defeated Indiana State, led by Bird. The following June, the Los Angeles Lakers with the first pick in the draft, selected Johnson. Bird had already been drafted in 1978 by the Boston Celtics. Even though … [Read more...] about Magic Johnson, Larry Bird Debut – October 12, 1979